Baroness Orczy

The Scarlet Pimpernel Baroness Orczy

THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL - LITERARY CLASSIC NOVEL - BY BARONESS ORCZY - THE GUNSTON TRUST- The Scarlet Pimpernel is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution, first published in 1905. This exciting adventure holds the reader as The Scarlet Pimpernel who is the name of a chivalrous Englishman, Sir Percy Blakeney, in the time of the Terrors in France, who, with his band of gentlemen, rescues aristocrats before they can be killed by the violent government in revolutionary France. A wealthy English fop, he is known by his symbol, a simple flower, the scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). He succeeds by transforming himself into a formidable swordsman and a quick-thinking escape artist in addition to the strict secrecy of the group's movements. His identity is secret to all but his men. The Scarlet Pimpernel is a literary classic, edited and presented by The Gunston Trust for a new generation of young adults. YOUNG ADULTS - ADULTS